Apie Šnabždesius

About Whispers

Authors

  • Eglė Davidavičė Vilnius Academy of Arts Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37522/5eezng45

Keywords:

ritual, generations, family history, place, memory, healing, Tamašava, whispers

Abstract

I see them—the children, the orphans—singing, holding hands and moving in a circle, supporting one another, performing small everyday acts I have only heard about in stories. Four years ago, I visited the abandoned grounds of a foster home for the first time—a place where my grandfather grew up. Reclaimed by nature, quiet, it slowly began to whisper to me. This text is a sharing of processes, of small rituals that took place as I tried to establish a connection with a place deeply tied to my family.

Author Biography

  • Eglė Davidavičė, Vilnius Academy of Arts

    Eglė Davidavičė is an animation director and visual artist based in Vilnius, Lithuania. In her work, she explores themes of the body, intimacy, and both internal and external transformations. Her films often emerge from sensitive personal experiences, with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and cinema as an aesthetic experience. As an animation artist, she experiments with both moving and still images, textures, and analogue image-making practices. She is interested in both narrative development and animation in an expanded field. Currently, she teaches at the Vilnius Academy of Arts while developing a new animated short film project.

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Published

2026-09-29

Issue

No. 3 (2026): Parodyk virtuvę / Show Me the Kitchen

Section

Articles